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"Thanks for re" As if in an act of defiance, he took another bite of his now-cold hot dog If his stootten an earful of coain as they all allowed thehts Michael ju open ient Weber walked into the room

"Are we finished?" she asked a little too cheerfully to sound genuine

Michael exaggerated a groan while he doubled over, holding his sto too comfortable around this woman Sarah snickered

"I’ll take that as a yes," Weber pronounced Sheover Bryson’s shoulder He didn’t look up, though he obviously wanted to

"I’lad you’ve had a chance to eat and rest," their host continued "Because we need to get going"

That perked Michael up "What? Go where?"

"I need to get the three of you back into the NerveBoxes"

Michael didn’t know if he’d heard that right He exchanged confused looks with his friends Sarah finally voiced what they were all thinking

"What do you h the data before doing anything"

"Why do you want us in the Coffins, anyway?" Bryson added "I thought our job was done Isn’t that e just spilled everything to your agents?"

Michael stared at Agent Weber, waiting for answers Once again they were on the edge of a huge cliff, about to be tossed over

"There are plenty of thingsyou, supporting you, providing backup the second you need help Most i to locate Sarah’s parents I’ll stay here and ith the, we need to hunt down any person who’s been transfors out In the et the job done You’ve proven yourselves over and over--I wouldn’t dare trust the lead on this to anyone else You know Kaine like no others, and it needs to be a quiet operation"

Michael looked at his friends, who appeared as stunned as he was

"And I’ll take that as a yes on the ether in victory "Now co to show you"